To bring Erika's use of 90's lingo full circle, I'm going to go even farther back to the ragin' 80s and wrap this up with a little post I'm going to call "RAD and SAD".
RAD is...
...Traveling the world for a third time with one of your best friends. Getting along every second of it and reaffirming once again that your relationship is indeed GREAT.
...Flying Internationally in an upgraded cabin. There are few things in life more miserable than air travel. Especially internationally when the flight legs are often in excess of 8 hours. We had two 16 hour flights and two 9 hour flights. All of them made virtually misery free by flying Business Class. It ain't cheap but it's 100% worth it.
...Access to Business Class Lounges due to the previous RAD item. Free food, drink, showers, wi-fi, massages, Playstations and XBoxes, magazines, and most importantly... Haagen Das.
...Grilled Warthog ribs at Arnold's on Kloof Street in Cape Town.
...Cage Diving with Great White Sharks in False Bay with the folks from Apex.
...Meeting other people and making new friends.
...Hearing a lion roar.
...Renting a car and roadtripping to Abu Dhabi and back which took us to...
...Ferrari World and 0-240km/hr on the world's fastest roller coaster.
...And having the whole amusement park basically to ourselves.
...Feeding an elephant.
...Playing "what's that car?" in Dubai.
...The entire staff at The Pepper Club in Cape Town and Thanda Private Game Reserve. All were amazing.
...Plus the hotels and reserve themselves. The Pepper Club, Thanda Private Game Reserve, and Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach were all top notch and amazing with a special shout out to the INCREDIBLE rainfall shower in our room at The Pepper Club and the beds at the Sofitel.
...Being in the beautiful Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi that holds 41,000 people with 7 other people.
...Lion babies!
...Watching the sun set on our last night in Dubai in the shadows of the Burg Khalifa.
... Hand warmers, foam ear plugs, and mesh packing cubes. Don't leave home without them.
SAD is...
...Cold water in Cape Town. Skinny girl + cold water = hypothermia. Fat man + cold water = a lot of shark footage.
...The pillows at Thanda. Have to make special note of these due to how BAD they were. For such a beautiful place, I didn't know pillows could be that hard.
... AMERICANS!!!!
...The humidity in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Truly incredible.
...The car honking on Long Street in Cape Town until about 5am. What on Earth is that important that you have to lay on your horn for 15 seconds straight?!?! But foam ear plugs to the rescue and that was that!
...I lost my beenie and my travel pillow!!! R.I.P.
I'm really struggling to think of anything else. It was THAT great of a trip.
I can't wait to see where life takes me next.
RAD is...
...Traveling the world for a third time with one of your best friends. Getting along every second of it and reaffirming once again that your relationship is indeed GREAT.
...Flying Internationally in an upgraded cabin. There are few things in life more miserable than air travel. Especially internationally when the flight legs are often in excess of 8 hours. We had two 16 hour flights and two 9 hour flights. All of them made virtually misery free by flying Business Class. It ain't cheap but it's 100% worth it.
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| This is what our seats looked like "up". |
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| This is in "bed" mode. We also got mattresses to sleep on that filled in the gaps. |
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| That thing on the right is a remote control for the TV and chair because with your seatbelt on, you are so far away from the TV, you can't reach it to change channels. |
...Grilled Warthog ribs at Arnold's on Kloof Street in Cape Town.
...Cage Diving with Great White Sharks in False Bay with the folks from Apex.
...Meeting other people and making new friends.
...Renting a car and roadtripping to Abu Dhabi and back which took us to...
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| For the most part, the roads were all this empty. |
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| See? I'm not lying. |
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| Crazy huh? |
...And having the whole amusement park basically to ourselves.
...Feeding an elephant.
...Playing "what's that car?" in Dubai.
...The entire staff at The Pepper Club in Cape Town and Thanda Private Game Reserve. All were amazing.
...Plus the hotels and reserve themselves. The Pepper Club, Thanda Private Game Reserve, and Sofitel Dubai Jumeirah Beach were all top notch and amazing with a special shout out to the INCREDIBLE rainfall shower in our room at The Pepper Club and the beds at the Sofitel.
...Being in the beautiful Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi that holds 41,000 people with 7 other people.
...Lion babies!
...Watching the sun set on our last night in Dubai in the shadows of the Burg Khalifa.
... Hand warmers, foam ear plugs, and mesh packing cubes. Don't leave home without them.
SAD is...
...Cold water in Cape Town. Skinny girl + cold water = hypothermia. Fat man + cold water = a lot of shark footage.
...The pillows at Thanda. Have to make special note of these due to how BAD they were. For such a beautiful place, I didn't know pillows could be that hard.
... AMERICANS!!!!
...The humidity in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Truly incredible.
...The car honking on Long Street in Cape Town until about 5am. What on Earth is that important that you have to lay on your horn for 15 seconds straight?!?! But foam ear plugs to the rescue and that was that!
...I lost my beenie and my travel pillow!!! R.I.P.
I'm really struggling to think of anything else. It was THAT great of a trip.
I can't wait to see where life takes me next.
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